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pungent (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , present participle of pungere 'to prick, sting']
having a strong taste or smell
pungent smell/aroma/odour etc
::the pungent odour of garlic
formal pungent speech or writing is clever and direct, and usually criticizes someone or something strongly
::He expressed some fairly pungent criticisms.
-- pungently adv
-- pungency n [U]